University to remove dead days after spring 2016 Winter break at all quarter-system University of California (UC) campuses, with the exceptions of UC San Diego and UC Santa Cruz, will be exactly four weeks long during the upcoming 2016-17 school year, rather than the usual three weeks. The break will run from Dec. 9, 2016 […]

Local organizations, projects celebrate volunteers in the community On Saturday, April 23, the City of Davis will be hosting a Community Day of Service in which various projects and organizations will come together to encourage volunteer participation. The city hopes to promote the active involvement of volunteers in the community by hosting a fun event […]

Davis City Council implements entertainment permit ordinance in place of previous moratorium The Davis City Council held a meeting on Tuesday, April 5 to discuss lifting a moratorium put on new and existing nightclubs and bars in Davis. At the meeting, the council, who originally voted 4:1 in favor of enacting the moratorium, voted to […]

Board of Education discusses current programs, prepares for district-wide strategies to address achievement gap issue On April 7, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education met to discuss ways to close the achievement gap in Davis Elementary Schools. Despite having high Academic Performance Index (API) scores, DJUSD still has an achievement gap, […]

Event planners, students anticipate 102nd Picnic Day. As UC Davis students and community members anticipate the 102nd annual Picnic Day this Saturday, April 16, many look forward to the excitement and animation that comes with the event. However, for some people, Picnic Day is not just a day out of the year. Instead, it symbolizes […]

A couple of days ago, I was webcamming with a childhood friend from another country. We’ve known each other since we were infants, but due to our physical distance from each other (he lives in Taiwan) and the awkward stages of puberty (he didn’t believe in girls until he was 14 — no lie), we […]

The former secretary of state will just be chillin’ at the 102nd installation of Davis’ hallmark event Hillary Clinton will come to UC Davis for this Saturday’s Picnic Day in an effort to increase Millennial approval for her candidacy for the democratic nominee and President of the United States. But she’s not just interested in […]

A review of Zuma Poke in Downtown Davis I was on my way to get a latte from Temple Coffee Roasters before heading to campus to study for that first round of week three midterms when I saw the biggest line of people in Downtown Davis since Woodstock’s had $1 slice nights. Intrigued, and looking […]

UC Davis baseball struggles against visiting Rainbow Warriors The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors came to UC Davis from April 8 to 10 to play a three game weekend series against the Ags. The baseball series began on Friday in a close contest that headed into extra innings. The Aggies jumped into a quick lead, scoring five […]

Parent’s are the reason most athletes get into sports, and, more importantly, are the reason they stick with it. They say everything changes when you have children. Although I do not have any kids of my own, I can definitely speak to my parent’s dedication to my former career as a student-athlete. I started swimming […]

Aggies fall two out of three games to Long Beach State, but aren’t losing hope Coming into Saturday’s game, the UC Davis softball team was 2-1 in Big West play, but even with the dominant 4-1 win, the Aggies could not keep their momentum going into Sunday’s double-header against the Long Beach State 49ers. The […]

Modern and traditional dance groups participate in dance competition Want to see the best dancers in Davis? Come to the Davis Dance Revolution (DDR) on Picnic Day this Saturday, April 16. DDR is an annual dance competition that features the best dance groups on campus. Since its first show in 2005, DDR is a highly […]